| Mariane Bacelar | Assistant Professor; Director – Skill Acquisition and Psychophysiology Lab | (1) Factors that influence motor skill acquisition and physical activity behavior and possible underlying neural mechanisms; (2) Metascience applied to motor behavior. | marianebacelar@boisestate.edu |
| Tyler Brown | Associate Professor; Director – Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research | Assessing the impact of body borne load on soldier performance and injury risk. Collaborative projects, including efforts to integrate novel imaging techniques and miniature, lightweight inertial sensors into biomechanical assessments of soldier performance. | tynbrown@boisestate.edu |
| Blake Densley | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director – Human Performance Lab | Exercise Science | blakedensley@boisestate.edu |
| Phil Ford | Clinical Professor; Coordinator of Undergraduate Kinesiology Programs | Sports injuries and corrective exercise. | philipford@boisestate.edu |
| Yong Gao | Professor | (1) the evaluation of measurement issues in health and physical activity research, (2) the evaluation of existing tools and instruments using advanced measurement methods, and (3) the development of new, more culturally sensitive and accurate measures and methodologies to assess physical activity and health outcomes among minority groups. | yonggao@boisestate.edu |
| Nathan Goslin-Klemme | Assistant Professor | Primary research centered in physical activity assessment using wearable devices like pedometers and accelerometers. | nathangoslinklem@boisestate.edu |
| Dave Hammons | Associate Professor; Director – Athletic Training Program | Glenohumeral rotational range of motion, shoulder injuries in the throwing athlete | davidhammons@boisestate.edu |
| Tyler Johnson | Professor; Director – K-12 Physical Education & Health Program | Philosophical foundations of physical education and kinesiology; curriculum and instruction in physical education | tylerjohnson6@boisestate.edu |
| Mandy Kirkham | Associate Teaching Professor; K-12 Physical Education & Health Program | Promoting physical activity among children both at home and in school, as well as enhancing the quality and effectiveness of physical education instruction. | mandykirkham@boisestate.edu |
| Shelley Lucas | Associate Professor; Associate Divisional Dean School of Kinesiology | Women’s sport history, gender issues in sport, and socio-cultural aspects of sport-related concussions. Women’s cycling history, including mountain biking and Idaho’s own Women’s Challenge-the international cycling stage race for women that ran from 1984-220, socio-historical aspects of women’s cycling groups, and the role of parents in supporting concussed youth sport athletes. Sport history and the sociology of sport. | smlucas@boisestate.edu |
| Gen Ludwig | Clinical Professor; Coordinator of Clinical Education Athletic Training Program | Clinical Education of Athletic Training Program | genludwig@boisestate.edu |
| Eric Martin | Associate Professor; Graduate Program Coordinator (MK/MSK) | (1) Resilience in Collegiate Athlete and General Student Populations, (2) Sport as a Context for Social Change, and (3) Investigation of the Youth Sport Context | ericmmartin@boisestate.edu |
| John McChesney | Associate Professor | Somatosensory contributions to motor performance. | johnmcchesney@boisestate.edu |
| Scott Moorcroft | Clinical Associate Professor; Director – Master of Athletic Leadership Program | Developing reflective, values-driven leaders in sport and athletic contexts through applied learning, mentorship, and authentic professional practice. | scottmoorcroft@boisestate.edu |
| Laura Petranek | Associate Professor; Interim Divisional Dean School of Kinesiology | Learning movement skills through developmental perspectives, specifically in the area of youth sports and coaching education. | laurajonespetranek@boisestate.edu |
| Lynda Ransdell | Distinguished Professor | Sport performance in female athletes, physical activity and public health, and faculty development. | lyndaransdell@boisestate.edu |
| Shawn Simonson | Professor | Novel conditioning programs, Exercise in extreme environments, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) , Assessment of teaching | shawnsimonson@boisestate.edu |
| Clayton Swanson | Assistant Professor – Kinesiology; Director – Neuromechanics Lab | (1) Incorporating multimodal neuroimaging to investigate how the nervous system supports walking, balance, and cognitive-motor function; (2) Developing neurorehabilitation protocols that improve mobility, independence, and function across neurotypical and neurologically atypical populations. | claytonswanson@boisestate.edu |
| Kim Tucker | Clinical Assistant Professor; K-12 Physical Education & Health Program | K-12 physical education and health. | kimtucker@boisestate.edu |
| Shuqi Zhang | Associate Professor | Understanding the biomechanics of movement, with a particular emphasis on individuals with conditions like peripheral neuropathy and Parkinson’s disease. Investigation of how sensory nerve impairments affect balance and gait, as well as the recovery processes following sports-related concussions, particularly in children and adolescents. Exploration of the benefits of interventions like Tai Chi, walking on improving postural stability and uses advanced techniques, such as machine learning, to analyze movement patterns and develop innovative therapeutic strategies for enhancing motor function in people with neurological conditions. | shuqizhang@boisestate.edu |